It would not be an exaggeration to say that a civilization lies under every stone in Istanbul. With its 8,500-year history, there are traces of Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman civilizations in every inch of it. Sometimes it appears as an aqueduct, sometimes as a palace, sometimes as a bridge, and sometimes as a structure that has become unrecognizable. labastide-saint-pierre
We call Istanbul the center of Ottoman civilization, and we followed the footsteps of Mimar Sinan, who had a great effort in this and who struck the Islamic seal on the city, in a small geography. We are glad to know Mimar Sinan with his works; but we were also sad in many places. I do not go into the part of protecting the works of Mimar Sinan, because we could hardly stand the smell of dampness in his mosque, which is the only work he had built in his name, except for the Büyükçekmece Bridge. word-press
The mosque community is praying in the area next to it, and the skull taken from his tomb in Süleymaniye has still not been found. We did not know how his soul would be happy. Underlining these, we started our trip “From Edirnekapı to Süleymaniye in the footsteps of Sinan the Architect”, which we organized in order to learn the history of Istanbul, from Edirnekapı, the gate of the Balkan expeditions. THE STORY OF ARCHITECT SINAN FROM ACEMOĞLANLAR HOUSE TO VIENNA… 200iso
We gathered at the Mihrimah Sultan Complex, the work of Mimar Sinan, on the highest hill of the historical peninsula. Our excitement gave way to curiosity with the information we received about the content of the trip by our travel guide, historian İbrahim Akkurt. The trip was very important, we were going to learn about Mimar Sinan and follow the traces of his works in an area of approximately 5 kilometers. Our guide presented sections from the life of Mimar Sinan, who carved our perception of civilization into cities, as he does in every place we go. He was born in Kayseri Ağırnas village, was recruited during the reign of Yavuz Sultan Selim, and was taken to Enderun. Here he starts the Acemoğlanlar Corps, which is the pre-educational institution of the Janissary Corps. metro-montreal
Then he experiences a period of expeditions that will change his perspective. As a novice, he joins the Çaldıran Campaign in the army of Yavuz Sultan Selim Han, and enters Egypt with his army from there. They get information about the architectural works and cultural differences in these places. We can also call it the period of learning by seeing and reinforcement. He was recorded in the Janissary Corps during the Kanuni Period, the new era that started with the death of Yavuz sultan Selim Khan. He joins the Rhodes expedition with Kanuni. Then he witnesses the conquest of Belgrade. He witnessed the siege of Vienna in 1529. Bridges, inns, castles, etc., at army crossings, are all around here. There are construction and repair works in war moves. He draws attention with his successful work. subsaharandrilling
After a while, he received the title of head of Zemberekçi (one of the leading officers of the Janissary organization, they use an arrow called zemberek as a weapon). Then he joins the Irakkeyn expedition to Iran with Kanuni. Here is an event that makes it stand out: When Ordu comes around Lake Van, a ship has to be built. Here, Mimar Sinan is building 3 galleys. Their expeditions are not limited to this. Years pass, the island of Korfo stands next to Barbaros in his victory. Thus, he sees Italian architecture as well. He also joins the Karaboğdan (Moldova) Expedition, where he sees the northern borders of the Black Sea. chanterelle
Here, too, it draws attention. The army is forced to cross the Prut River. In this swampy region, every bridge built by architects is being demolished, with no results. Vizier Lütfi Pasha asks the sultan to build this bridge by Sinan Subaşı and adds, “He is a world-class architect”. The Sultan agrees, Mimar Sinan builds a bridge every 13 days and everyone passes by safely. With this incident, Lütfi Pasha loves Sinan very much, he cannot bear the destruction of the bridge, he wants his work to be a memory. With these thoughts, he goes before the Grand Vizier Ayaz Pasha and proposes that the bridge should not be demolished, even that we should build a castle here and protect it. netsolution
The Grand Vizier calls Sinan, says Lütfi Pasha’s request, asks what do you think? Mimar Sinan solemnly said, “No, it is not appropriate to keep this bridge here, it is not worth it anyway, tomorrow an unbeliever will come and buy this bridge, then take the castle, it looks like he has won a castle. Whenever and wherever my Sultan wants, I will build a bridge.” Thus, the love and affection towards him increases. Time passes, Ayaz Pasha passes away, and Lütfi Pasha rises to the rank of grand vizier. A short time later, the Chief Architect of the period also passed away. checkergooglerank
Lütfi Pasha makes Subaşı Sinan, whom he knows and trusts, the Chief Architect. Then Mimar Sinan built a tomb for Ayas Pasha with his order. Then he builds the Barabaros Tomb. The structures that shape Istanbul continue, and he builds the Haseki Kulliye, the first social complex he built in Istanbul. Here, the architectural understanding in structures such as baths, madrasahs, mosques, darülkurra (the section of the madrasah that teaches the methods of reading the Qur’an (tecvidi)) is very appreciated. He continues to produce permanent works with his second complex, the Üsküdar Mihrimah Complex.bibliothequeparis